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[duvvers]

First hello to all you chicken lovers and i hope one of you can help me. i dont yet have chickens i'm picking up my first ones on monday, i had my cube delivered from omlet and put together for me by the driver , unfortunatly i was at the doctors while this happend and my farthering law just told the man were i wanted it put. There seem to be a few gaps that you can see alot of day light through is this normal , being new to chickens i want it to be right before i put any birds in it !!!!

[legend21]

depends how big the gaps are, I can see into my cube in daylight from certain angles, I am sure this is to allow ventilation for the girls.

 

I am sure it will be okay as they must build loads of them

 

Jackie

[Lewis]

Welcome to the forum

 

I think they are ventilation gaps.

 

Could you get a photo (upload it to imageshack) and maybe people will be able to give you an answer, also you could try phoning/emailing Omlet - fab customer service

[duvvers]

Thanks for your help and Lauren at omlet has sent the pics i took to designers, and after a jiggle from me making sure the cube was level the gaps dont seem so bad as they say the proof is in the pudding i'm getting my first 2 hens on monday

[Plum]

Gaps are normal and mine has never leaked.

 

 

[Treekeeper]

After having an eglu I was suprised athe th amount of gaps/ daylight but it doesn't leak and the chooks have got the hang of getting up the ladder. I still need to persuade them that they shouldn't be sleeping in the nest box! If it was a competition to see how many chooks can fit in a nest box I think mine would win as they all seem to pile in on top of each other and there is enough room to fit a small hefalump in the roosting bar section

[duvvers]

Thanks again i feel much better knowing that the gaps are normal, off to the farm shop this morning for grit and nest box bedding